The St. Lawrence River

Taken from the South shore of the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent, New York, July 2001

River Ramblings

There are few places as sacred and solemn as the banks of the St. Lawrence River and particularly in the friendly farmland of the Cape Vincent area in New York State. As a young person I thought the town was the sleepiest side-road imaginable although I loved the river. Now, later in life, I savor the solitude that comes with those magic moments when I can escape to my boyhood beginnings and collect myself while enjoying the simplicity of the river village and repairing on the river.

I wish now that I had understood better then the personality of the river that I have come to value so highly. Its traits have produced the most vivid and lasting memories of all the events in my life, and with every added year they grow in their power to move and mold my emotions.